James William Plunkett Jr.
Position: QB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: December 5, 1947 in San Jose, CA
College: Stanford (school history)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 85 (325th overall since 1950)
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| Games | Passing | Rushing | Scoring | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| League | NFL | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 169 | 355 | 47.61% | 2196 | 8 | 25 | 45.7 | 6.19 | 3.47 | 25.4 | 156.9 | 36 | 230 | 6.39 | 1 | 2.6 | 16.4 | 1 | 6 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Place | Home | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 88 | 175 | 50.29% | 1197 | 6 | 11 | 57.7 | 6.84 | 4.70 | 25.0 | 171.0 | 27 | 168 | 6.22 | 1 | 3.9 | 24.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Road | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 180 | 45.00% | 999 | 2 | 14 | 34.0 | 5.55 | 2.27 | 25.7 | 142.7 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Result | Win | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 86 | 52.33% | 659 | 5 | 1 | 92.2 | 7.66 | 8.30 | 28.7 | 219.7 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loss | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 124 | 269 | 46.10% | 1537 | 3 | 24 | 30.8 | 5.71 | 1.92 | 24.5 | 139.7 | 28 | 206 | 7.36 | 1 | 2.5 | 18.7 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 138 | 52.17% | 1046 | 7 | 6 | 75.9 | 7.58 | 6.64 | 27.6 | 209.2 | 18 | 97 | 5.39 | 1 | 3.6 | 19.4 | 1 | 6 |
| 15+ points | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 97 | 217 | 44.70% | 1150 | 1 | 19 | 26.5 | 5.30 | 1.45 | 24.1 | 127.8 | 18 | 133 | 7.39 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Month | September | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 46 | 45.65% | 312 | 1 | 2 | 57.5 | 6.78 | 5.26 | 23.0 | 156.0 | 9 | 43 | 4.78 | 0 | 4.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 144 | 43.75% | 886 | 2 | 10 | 39.9 | 6.15 | 3.31 | 28.8 | 177.2 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| November | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 46.39% | 554 | 2 | 10 | 31.8 | 5.71 | 1.48 | 24.3 | 138.5 | 15 | 101 | 6.73 | 1 | 3.8 | 25.3 | 1 | 6 | |
| December | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 68 | 58.82% | 444 | 3 | 3 | 74.6 | 6.53 | 5.43 | 22.7 | 148.0 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Day | Sunday | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 151 | 326 | 46.32% | 2017 | 8 | 23 | 45.2 | 6.19 | 3.50 | 25.1 | 155.2 | 30 | 186 | 6.20 | 0 | 2.3 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Monday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 62.07% | 179 | 0 | 2 | 50.8 | 6.17 | 3.07 | 29.0 | 179.0 | 6 | 44 | 7.33 | 1 | 6.0 | 44.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Conference | AFC | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 124 | 269 | 46.10% | 1537 | 3 | 24 | 30.8 | 5.71 | 1.92 | 24.5 | 139.7 | 28 | 206 | 7.36 | 1 | 2.5 | 18.7 | 1 | 6 |
| NFC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 86 | 52.33% | 659 | 5 | 1 | 92.2 | 7.66 | 8.30 | 28.7 | 219.7 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Division | AFC East | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 88 | 199 | 44.22% | 1115 | 3 | 20 | 27.7 | 5.60 | 1.38 | 24.9 | 139.4 | 24 | 172 | 7.17 | 1 | 3.0 | 21.5 | 1 | 6 |
| AFC Central | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 44 | 47.73% | 282 | 0 | 4 | 30.7 | 6.41 | 2.32 | 22.0 | 141.0 | 4 | 34 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFC West | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 57.69% | 140 | 0 | 0 | 72.6 | 5.38 | 5.38 | 26.0 | 140.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC East | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 33 | 51.52% | 255 | 2 | 0 | 97.4 | 7.73 | 8.94 | 33.0 | 255.0 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFC West | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 53 | 52.83% | 404 | 3 | 1 | 88.9 | 7.62 | 7.91 | 26.5 | 202.0 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | |||||||||
| Opponent | Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 41.38% | 195 | 1 | 0 | 76.1 | 6.72 | 7.41 | 29.0 | 195.0 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 53 | 41.51% | 406 | 2 | 6 | 41.6 | 7.66 | 3.32 | 26.5 | 203.0 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 52.94% | 117 | 0 | 2 | 35.3 | 6.88 | 1.59 | 17.0 | 117.0 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 57.69% | 140 | 0 | 0 | 72.6 | 5.38 | 5.38 | 26.0 | 140.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 55 | 52.73% | 280 | 0 | 5 | 29.4 | 5.09 | 1.00 | 27.5 | 140.0 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 1 | 4.5 | 32.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 37 | 43.24% | 161 | 1 | 4 | 25.7 | 4.35 | 0.03 | 18.5 | 80.5 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 66.67% | 209 | 2 | 1 | 104.3 | 8.71 | 8.50 | 24.0 | 209.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 54 | 38.89% | 268 | 0 | 5 | 16.6 | 4.96 | 0.80 | 27.0 | 134.0 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 44.44% | 165 | 0 | 2 | 33.7 | 6.11 | 2.78 | 27.0 | 165.0 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 33 | 51.52% | 255 | 2 | 0 | 97.4 | 7.73 | 8.94 | 33.0 | 255.0 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |